In this Book
- THE SAFETY OF DEEPER WATER
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: West Virginia University Press
When Sandy Holston is on dry land, she’s nothing special: a nurse who wears her hair in a ponytail and prefers a fishing lure as an earring. But once she dons waders, picks up a fly rod, and steps into a river, she becomes a remarkable, elegant fisherwoman who’s at peace with the world.
After surviving her marriage to Vernon - her violent, incarcerated ex-husband - peace is just what Sandy needs. So she moves to Damascus, a small town on the Ripshin River, where she plans to enjoy the fishing and the solitude. Finally she is on the brink of a life she desires in a place she loves. But as the Ripshin’s trout mysteriously die off, and as Sandy grows closer to a reclusive neighbor who has a propensity for fishing naked, her plans are put in jeopardy. Will Sandy be able to find peace - in the river or out - once Vernon is released from prison and fulfills his promise to hunt her down?
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- p. vii
- Prologue: A Fish Like That
- pp. 1-14
- Chapter 1: The Watershed
- pp. 15-56
- Chapter 3: Penance
- pp. 93-159
- Chapter 4: As Long as the River’s Here
- pp. 160-253
- Epilogue: And Become Undisguised and Naked
- pp. 254-263
- About Tim Poland
- p. 264